Is Nguyen a boy or girl name?

Nguyen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 599 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.5% were girls and 80.5% were boys.

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Nguyen

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Nguyen was most popular in 1982, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,708 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 599 people named Nguyen.

Nguyen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nguyen’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nguyen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nguyen is mostly a boy’s name — 19.5% of the 599 Americans given it were girls and 80.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nguyen

Where Nguyen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org